This Day In History

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February 11th

1809
Robert Fulton patented the steamboat.

1858
Saint Bernadette of Lourdes first saw a vision of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France, leading to the foundation of the shrine of Lourdes.

1878
The first U.S. bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, was formed.

1945
Yalta Agreement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during World War II.

1989
The Episcopal Church Boston diocese consecrated Barbara Harris as the church's first woman bishop.

1990
In Tokyo, Japan, James "Buster" Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round to win the heavyweight championship.

1990
South African resistance leader, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison after more than 27 years.

2006
Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt in Texas.

Birthdays
83 Leslie Nielsen Actor
81 Conrad Janis Actor ("Mork and Mindy")
75 Tina Louise Actress ("Gilligan's Island")
73 Burt Reynolds Actor
56 Jeb Bush Former governor of Florida, brother of former President George W. Bush
47 Sheryl Crow Rock singer, musician
45 Sarah Palin Governor of Alaska
45 Ken Shamrock Martial artist
40 Jennifer Aniston Actress
40 SmokinDuck Cigar Asylum Inmate
38 Damian Lewis Actor ("Band of Brothers")
40 Jennifer Aniston Actress
29 Matthew Lawrence Actor
28 Kelly Rowland R&B singer (Destiny's Child)
? Brian126aa Cigar Asylum Inmate

84 Thomas Alva Edison 2/11/1847 - 10/18/1931 American inventor holding 1,093 patents
76 Eva Gabor 2/11/1919 - 7/4/1995 Hungarian actress/pianist

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February 11th

1945
Yalta Agreement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during World War II.



Birthdays

73 Burt Reynolds Actor

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February 12th

1733
Led by philanthropist James Edward Oglethorpe, the first English colonists arrived in Georgia, at the site of Savannah.

1870
The Utah Territory granted women the right to vote (revoked in 1887).

1878
Frederick W. Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask.

1879
The first artificial ice rink opened in North America. It was at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY.

1909
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.

1973
The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war took place.

1999
The Senate voted to acquit President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

2000
Charles M. Schulz, creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip, died at age 77.

2000
Hall of Fame football coach Tom Landry died at age 75.

Birthdays
83 Joe Garagiola Sportscaster
75 Bill Russell Basketball Hall of Famer
70 Ray Manzarek Rock musician (The Doors)
54 Arsenio Hall Actor
46 John Michael Higgins Actor
42 Ed Lover Rap personality
41 Josh Brolin Actor
41 Chynna Phillips Singer (Wilson Philips)
39 Jim Creeggan Rock musician (Barenaked Ladies)
30 Jesse Spencer Actor ("House")
29 Sarah Lancaster Actress ("Chuck," "Everwood")
29 Christina Ricci Actress

73 Charles Darwin 2/12/1809 - 4/19/1882 English naturalist who documented evolution
56 Abraham Lincoln 2/12/1809 - 4/15/1865 16th President of the United States

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February 13th

1635
Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States, was founded.

1866
The gang that included Jesse James and Cole Younger committed their first bank robbery in Liberty, Mo.

1920
The National Negro Baseball League was organized.

1935
Bruno Hauptmann was found guilty of murder in the Lindbergh kidnapping case.

1960
France exploded its first atomic bomb.

1997
The Dow Jones industrial average broke through the 7,000 barrier for the first time, closing at 7,022.44.

2000
Charles Schulz's final "Peanuts" comic strip ran in Sunday newspapers, the day after the cartoonist died at age 77.

2002
American country music singer and musician Waylon Jennings died at age 64.

2002
The French judge was accused of throwing the pairs skating decision to the Russians at the Olympics.

2005
Professional bowler Dick Weber died at age 75.

Birthdays
75 George Segal Actor
67 Peter Tork Singer, musician (The Monkees)
65 Jerry Springer Talk show host
65 Stockard Channing Actress
62 Mike Krzyzewski Men's basketball coach, Duke University
59 Peter Gabriel Rock singer
48 Henry Rollins Rock singer
43 Neal McDonough Actor
43 Freedom Williams Rock singer (C&C Music Factory)
41 Kelly Hu Actress
37 Todd Harrell Rock musician (3 Doors Down)
35 Robbie Williams Rock singer
32 Randy Moss Football player
30 Mena Suvari Actress
? webjunkie Cigar Asylum Inmate

45 Lord Randolph Churchill 2/13/1849 - 1/24/1895 English politician and father of Winston Churchill

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February 13th

Birthdays

75 George Segal Actor


65 Jerry Springer Talk show host


65 Stockard Channing Actress

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February 14th

1849
In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.

1859
Oregon became the 33rd state in the United States.

1912
Arizona became the 48th state in the United States.

1920
The League of Women Voters was founded.

1929
Members of Al Capone's gang killed rival gang members in the St. Valentine's Day massacre.

1989
Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, calling for the death of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.

2001
The Kansas Board of Education reversed its 1999 ruling and restored evolution to the state's science curriculum.

2003
Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, was euthanized because of incurable lung cancer.

2008
A former student walked onto the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire on a packed science class, killing five students before committing suicide.

Birthdays
88 Hugh Downs TV personality
75 Florence Henderson Actress ("The Brady Bunch")
67 Michael Bloomberg Mayor of NYC
61 Pat O'Brien TV personality
61 Teller Comedian, magician (Penn and Teller)
49 Jim Kelly Football Hall of Famer
38 Tommy Dreamer Professional wrestler
37 Rob Thomas Rock singer (Matchbox 20)
37 Drew Bledsoe Football player
36 Steve McNair Football player

71 Christopher Sholes 2/14/1819 - 2/17/1890 American inventor who developed the typewriter
80 Jack Benny 2/14/1894 - 12/26/1974 American entertainer
74 Woody Hayes 2/14/1913 - 3/12/1987 American collegiate football coach
83 Mel Allen 2/14/1913 - 6/16/1996 American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees
?? Jimmy Hoffa 2/14/1913 - 7/30/1975 (disappeared) American labor leader and convicted criminal (pardoned)

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February 14th

1929
Members of Al Capone's gang killed rival gang members in the St. Valentine's Day massacre.

2003
Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, was euthanized because of incurable lung cancer.


Birthdays

67 Michael Bloomberg Mayor of NYC


80 Jack Benny 2/14/1894 - 12/26/1974 American entertainer

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February 15th

1764
St. Louis, Mo., was founded as a French fur-trading post.

1879
President Rutherford Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.

1898
USS Maine blew up in Havana harbor, touching off the Spanish-American War.

1913
The New York Armory Show opened, introducing America to Picasso, Duchamp, and Matisse.

1933
Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was killed in an assassination attempt on president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami.

1958
"The Dick Clark Show" debuted on ABC-TV. Connie Francis, Pat Boone and Jerry Lee Lewis were the first performers to appear on the show.

1965
The Maple Leaf Flag officially became the new national flag of Canada.

1965
Musician Nat King Cole died at age 45.

1989
More than 100,000 Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan almost 10 years after the USSR invaded the country.

2002
Olympics officials resolved the judging scandal by awarding Canadian pairs figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier a gold medal while allowing the Russians, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, to keep their medal.

2005
YouTube, the popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States.

2008
Business tycoon Steve Fossett, 63, was declared dead by a judge in Cook County, Ill., five months after his small plane vanished after taking off from an airstrip near Yerington, Nev. (Fossett's remains were discovered in October 2008 in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.)

Birthdays
91 Allan Arbus Actor ("M*A*S*H")
58 Jane Seymour Actress ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman")
54 Janice Dickinson Model
50 Joseph R. Gannascoli Actor ("The Sopranos")
38 Stevie Benton Rock musician (Drowning Pool)
37 Jaromir Jagr Hockey player
?? piper0215 Cigar Asylum Inmate

77 Galileo Galilei 2/15/1564 - 1/8/1642 Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician
86 Susan B. Anthony 2/15/1820 - 3/13/1906 American crusader for the woman suffrage movement
31 Roger Chaffee 2/15/1935 - 1/27/1967 American astronaut killed in the Apollo fire
33 Chris Farley 2/15/1964 - 12/18/1997 Actor comedian

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February 16th

1804
U.S. frigate Philadelphia, captured and held by Barbary pirates at Tripoli during the Tripolitan War, was set fire to and destroyed by a small group of men led by Stephen Decatur.

1868
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in New York City.

1918
Lithuania proclaimed its independence from Russia.

1923
The tomb of King Tutankhamen, discovered in 1922, was opened.

1937
Wallace H. Carothers, a research chemist for Du Pont, received a patent for nylon.

1959
Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba after having ousted the right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista.

1968
The country's first 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville, Ala.

2004
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approved the swap of Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) and Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees). The Rangers would also get a minor league player in the deal.


Birthdays
51 Ice-T Actor, rapper ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")
50 John McEnroe Tennis player
48 DMK Cigar Asylum Inmate
48 Andy Taylor Rock musician (Duran Duran)
44 Dave Lombardo Rock musician (Slayer)
37 Jerome Bettis Football player
37 Taylor Hawkins Rock musician (Foo Fighters)
?? kiwi michelle Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? jbonnefsc Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? White97Jimmy Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? Cigars&More Cigar Asylum Inmate

63 Henry Wilson 2/16/1812 - 11/22/1875 Vice President of the United States (1873-75)
81 Katharine Cornell 2/16/1893 - 6/9/1974 American stage actress
75 Edgar Bergen 2/16/1903 - 9/30/1978 American ventriloquist and comedian
62 Sonny Bono - 2/16/1935 - 1/5/1998 American record producer, singer, actor, and politician

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February 16th

1959
Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba after having ousted the right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista.



2004
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approved the swap of Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) and Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees). The Rangers would also get a minor league player in the deal.

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February 17th

1600
Italian philospher, alchemist, and Copernican theory advocate Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for heresy by the Inquisition.

1801
The electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr was broken by the House of Representatives who elected Jefferson president.

1817
Baltimore became the first U.S. city lit by gas.

1864
The Confederate submarine Hunley, equipped with an explosive at the end of a protruding spar, rammed and sank the Union's ship Housatonic off the coast of Charleston, S.C.

1904
Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly premiered in Milan.

1933
Newsweek magazine was first published.

1943
Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) joined the U.S. Army as a voluntary inductee.

1976
The Eagles' album "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)" was released.

1992
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison.

1996
Chess champion Garry Kasparov beat the IBM computer, Deep Blue, winning the six-game match.

2007
Professional wrestler Mike Awesome died at age 42.

Birthdays
73 Jim Brown Football Hall of Famer
55 Rene Russo Actress
53 Richard Karn Actor
47 Lou Diamond Phillips Actor
46 Michael Jordan Basketball player
46 Larry the Cable Guy Actor, comedian ("Blue Collar TV")
44 Michael Bay Director
41 Bryan Cox Football player
38 Denise Richards Actress
37 Billie Joe Armstrong Rock musician (Green Day)
35 Jerry O'Connell Actor
33 Kelly Carlson Actress ("Nip/Tuck")
29 Jason Ritter Actor ("Joan of Arcadia")
29 GKitty Cigar Asylum Inmate
28 Joseph Gordon-Levitt Actor ("3rd Rock From the Sun")
28 Paris Hilton Heiress, reality tv personality
27 Brian Bruney Baseball player (New York Yankees)
23 gettysburgfreak Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? SDmate Cigar Asylum Inmate

70 A. Montgomery Ward 2/17/1843 - 12/7/1913 American mail-order merchant
82 Thomas J. Watson, Sr. 2/17/1874 - 6/19/1956 American industrialist who built IBM
71 Wally Pippp 2/17/1893 - 1/11/1965 New York Yankee who lost his starting job to Lou Gehrig
84 Red Barber 2/17/1908 - 10/22/1992 American baseball broadcaster
75 Arthur Kennedy 2/17/1914 - 1/5/1990 American character actor

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February 18th

1546
Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, died.

1564
Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, died.

1885
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published.

1930
Pluto, the ninth planet in the solar system, was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.

1953
The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil, opened in New York.

1954
The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.

1972
The California Supreme Court struck down the state's death penalty.

1998
Sportscaster Harry Caray died at age 83.

2001
FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for Russia.

2001
Dale Earnhardt, Sr., died from injuries sustained at the Daytona 500.

Birthdays
76 Yoko Ono Artist and singer
62 62 Dennis DeYoung Rock singer (Styx)
59 John Hughes Screenwriter, director
59 Cybill Shepherd Actress
56 Larry Rust Rock musician (Iron Butterfly)
55 John Travolta Actor
52 Vanna White Game show host ("Wheel of Fortune")
45 Matt Dillon Actor
44 Dr. Dre Rapper
41 Molly Ringwald Actress ("Pretty in Pink, "The Breakfast Club")

42 Mary (Mary I) Tudor 2/18/1516 - 11/17/1558 English queen (1553-58)
84 Louis Comfort Tiffany 2/18/1848 - 1/17/1933 American painter, decorator and designer
77 Charles M. Schwab 2/18/1862 - 9/18/1939 American entrepreneur who pioneered Bethlehem Steel
25 George Gipp 2/18/1895 - 12/14/1920 American football player ("The Gipper")
90 Enzo Ferrari 2/18/1898 - 8/14/1988 Italian automobile manufacturer, designer and racing-car driver

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February 19th

1674
The Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English (and was renamed New York).

1807
Aaron Burr, vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was arrested for treason. He was later acquitted.

1878
Thomas Edison patented the gramophone (phonograph).

1881
Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.

1942
President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that resulted in the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast.

1945
The U.S. Marines went ashore at Iwo Jima.

1968
The first nationwide broadcast of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood aired on PBS.

1980
AC/DC singer Bon Scott died at age 33.

2008
An ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in power; his brother Raul was later named to succeed him.

Birthdays
69 Smokey Robinson R&B singer, songwriter
61 Tony Iommi Rock musician (Black Sabbath)
54 Jeff Daniels Actor
50 Roger Goodell NFL commissioner
46 Seal Rock singer
44 Jon Fishman Rock musician (Phish)
43 Justine Bateman Actress ("Family Ties")
42 Benicio Del Toro Actor
41 designwise1 Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 Daniel Adair Rock musician (Nickelback)
24 Haylie Duff Singer
?? donjefe Cigar Asylum Inmate

70 Nicolaus Copernicus 2/19/1473 - 5/24/1543 Polish astronomer
47 Big John Studd 2/19/1948 - 2/20/1995 Professional wrestler

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February 20th

1792
President George Washington signed the Post Office Act, establishing a permanent Post Office Department.

1809
The Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government is greater than that of any individual state.

1887
The first minor league baseball association was organized in Pittsburgh.

1895
Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, author, and orator, died.

1929
The Boston Red Sox announced that they would begin playing games on Sunday.

1943
Phil Wrigley and Branch Rickey chartered the All-American Girls Softball League.

1962
John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.

1974
Gordie Howe came out of retirement to play for the Houston Aeros with his two sons.

1998
Tara Lipinski won the Olympic figure skating gold medal.

1999
Film critic Gene Siskel died at age 53.

2000
Garth Brooks began training with the New York Mets.

2003
Fire broke out during a Great White rock concert at a nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., killing 100 people and injuring about 200 others.

Birthdays
82 Sidney Poitier Actor
75 Bobby Unser Race car driver
72 Roger Penske Race car driver, race team owner and entrepreneur
67 Phil Esposito Hockey Hall of Famer
63 J. Geils Rock musician
62 Peter Strauss Actor
60 Ivana Trump Czech-born American socialite
59 Walter Becker Rock musician (Steely Dan)
55 Anthony Stewart Head Actor ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
46 Charles Barkley Basketball Hall of Famer
45 French Stewart Actor ("3rd Rock from the Sun")
43 Cindy Crawford Model
32 Stephon Marbury Basketball player
31 Lauren Ambrose Actress ("Six Feet Under")
21 Rihanna Singer
?? dmoby Cigar Asylum Inmate

93 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 2/20/1899 - 12/13/1992 American businessman
82 Ansel Adams 2/20/1902 - 4/22/1984 American photographer
27 Kurt Cobain 2/20/1967 - 4/5/1994 Lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and frontman for the grunge band Nirvana

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February 21st

1613
Michael Romanov was elected czar of Russia, beginning the Romanov imperial line.

1878
The first telephone book was issued (New Haven, Conn.).

1885
The Washington Monument was dedicated.

1916
Battle of Verdun, the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of World War I, began.

1925
The New Yorker magazine made its debut.

1948
NASCAR is incorporated.

1965
Black nationalist leader Malcolm X was assassinated.

1968
An agreement between baseball players and club owners increased the minimum salary for major league players to $10,000 a year.

1972
President Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit China.

1986
Rollie Fingers refused to shave off his mustache to comply with the policy of the Cincinnati Reds.

1995
Steve Fossett became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean solo in a balloon.

2000
David Letterman returned to his Late Night show about five weeks after having an emergency quintuple heart bypass operation.

2002
It was confirmed that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was dead, allegedly murdered by Islamic militants.

Birthdays
74 Rue McClanahan Actress ("The Golden Girls")
66 David Geffen Recording executive
63 Tyne Daly Actress ("Cagney and Lacey")
63 Anthony Daniels Actor (C-3PO in the "Star Wars" films)
63 Alan Rickman Actor
60 Jerry Harrison Rock musician (Talking Heads)
54 Kelsey Grammer Actor ("Frasier")
51 Mary Chapin Carpenter Country singer
51 Jack Coleman Actor ("Heroes")
46 William Baldwin Actor
36 Tad Kinchla Rock musician (Blues Traveler)
30 Jennifer Love Hewitt Actress ("Ghost Whisperer")
30 Carly "Carlito" Colón Professional wrestler
22 Ellen Page Actress ("Juno")
20 Corbin Bleu Actor ("High School Musical")

73 Tom Yawkey 2/21/1903 - 7/9/1976 American sportsman and owner of the Boston Red Sox (1933-76)
66 W. H. Auden 2/21/1907 - 9/29/1973 English-bn. American poet and writer

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February 22nd

1371
Robert II succeeded to the throne of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty.

1819
Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

1879
Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first "Five Cent Store" in Utica, New York.

1924
Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House.

1935
Airplanes were no longer permitted to fly over the White House.

1959
The inaugural Daytona 500 race was held in Daytona Beach, Fla., the race was won by Lee Petty.

1980
In a major upset, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 4–3 at Lake Placid, N.Y.

1987
Pop artist Andy Warhol died at age 58.

Birthdays
77 Edward M. Kennedy US Senator
75 Sparky Anderson Hall of Fame baseball manager
59 Julius Erving Basketball Hall of Famer
46 Vijay Singh Golfer
44 Pat Lafontaine Hockey Hall of Famer
41 Jeri Ryan Actress ("Boston Public")
40 Thomas Jane Actor
37 Michael Chang Tennis Hall of Famer
34 Drew Barrymore Actress

67 George Washington 2/22/1732 - 12/14/1799 American general and first president of U.S.
82 Rembrandt Peale 2/22/1778 - 10/3/1860 American painter, writer and portraitist
44 Steve Irwin 2/22/1962 - 9/4/1006 "The Crocodile Hunter", was an iconic Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist.

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February 23rd

1821
John Keats, English Romantic poet, died.

1822
Boston was granted a charter to incorporate as a city.

1836
Mexican general Santa Anna began the siege of the Alamo.

1848
John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, died at age 80 in Washington, D.C., two days after suffering a stroke on the floor of the House of Representatives.

1870
Mississippi was readmitted to the Union.

1896
The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield.

1942
The first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif.

1945
U.S. Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.

1965
Stan Laurel of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy died at age 74.

1997
Scottish scientists announced the successful cloning of a sheep, Dolly.

Birthdays
69 Peter Fonda Actor, director
66 Fred Biletnikoff Football Hall of Famer
58 Patricia Richardson Actress ("Home Improvement")
57 Brad Whitford Rock musician (Aerosmith)
47 Michael Wilton Rock musician (Queensryche)
15 Dakota Fanning Actress

51 Elston Howard 2/23/1929 - 12/14/1980 The first African American player for the New York Yankees, MVP in 1963.

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February 24th

1803
The Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress which conflicts with the Constitution is null and void.

1821
Mexico declared its independence from Spain.

1863
Arizona was organized as a territory.

1868
Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, became the first president to have impeachment proceedings brought against him by the House of Representatives.

1903
The lease for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was signed.

1920
Adolf Hitler outlined the basic points of the Nazi party at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich.

1968
The discovery of a pulsar was announced.

1980
The U.S. hockey team defeated Finland to win the gold medal at the Lake Placid Olympics.

1998
Comedian Henny Youngman died at age 91.

2008
Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel.

Birthdays
88 Abe Vigoda Actor ("Fish," "Barney Miller")
87 Steven Hill Actor ("Law and Order")
78 Dominic Chianese Actor, singer ("The Sopranos")
62 Edward James Olmos Actor
59 George Thorogood Rock singer, musician
58 Debra Jo Rupp Actress ("That '70s Show")
57 Fred Dean Fooball Hall of Famer
54 Steve Jobs Computer pioneer
53 Eddie Murray Baseball Hall of Famer
53 Paula Zahn Journalist
51 Sammy Kershaw Country singer
43 Billy Zane Actor
35 Mike Lowell Baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
32 Floyd Mayweather Jr Professional boxer
?? mrreindeer Cigar Asylum Inmate

74 Winslow Homer 2/24/1836 - 9/29/1910 American painter
81 Honus Wagner 2/24/1874 - 12/6/1955 American professional baseball player

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February 24th

2008
Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel.



Birthdays

81 Honus Wagner 2/24/1874 - 12/6/1955 American professional baseball player